[firebat45]

There are tons of people that start off rich and do nothing with it. There are tons of people who start poor and go nowhere with that, or start poor and become rich, and still do nothing with it.

Yes, he was fortunate to be born above an arbitrary rich/poor line that many other people weren't. How about instead of judging him based on something he had no control over (the irony in that judgement is palpable), judge him for what he has done, regardless of where he started from.

I'm not at all a Musk fanboy but he is undeniably a "great" person. He's got ~several~ achievements that would make him a great person, which reinforces the point even more.